Imagine for a moment that you get in your car, in a hurry to go somewhere. You turn the key to start the engine, and it whirrs but the engine does not start. Oops, you forgot to get gas! Unlike your car, which is dormant between uses, whether you are awake or asleep,...

Since none of us look like the cheeseburger or spinach salad we just ingested, it can be difficult to wrap our minds around the concept that what we eat influences every aspect of ourselves such that we definitely are what we eat. However, research has shown that our...